2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Texas State | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Georgia State | 7 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Idaho | 8 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Troy | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 7 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 9 | 18 | 148 | 8.22 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 10 | 19 | 65 | 3.42 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||